Exclusive: E! News host Catt Sadler is looking forward to ‘flirting with George Clooney’ on the red carpet at the Oscars this Sunday.

The 38-year-old admits she was once advised to ‘slow down on flirting’ with her interview subjects but says if Clooney wants to sweet talk her on national television then so be it.

‘To be honest I’ve been accused of flirting before,’ she said. ‘On Instagram you’ll see my pictures of me someone like Jared Leto and I always look like I’m flirting with these guys.

‘I remember someone saying to me, “you need to slow down on flirting with your interview subjects” but I’m not offended by it at all!’

The American beauty believes it’s her job to make ‘entertaining television’ and claims she’s very lucky because her British husband understands it’s all part of her job.

Catt says if George Clooney flirts with you, then you flirt back (Picture: Getty)

‘At the end of the day my job is to make entertaining television,’ she told Metro.

‘The beauty of E! is people that are watching this have an appetite for fun and escapism and it’s Hollywood for goodness sake, it’s all fantasy and fun, so absolutely if George Clooney wants to flirt of course I’m going to flirt back.

‘And my husband doesn’t even have a problem with it so I’m very lucky.’

You can watch Sadler and the rest of the E! crew live from the red carpet at the 2014 Oscars, Sunday March 2 at 10.30pm on E!